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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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